The X Factor 2009: who's who in the final 12

Rachel Adedeji, 17, London … not only has a great voice, but also a kick-ass haircut. But will it be enough to win The X Factor? Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV

Miss Frank (Graziella Affinita (25), Shanice Davis (21), Shar Alexander (25)), London … despite being put together by the judges, they are arguably infinitely better than well-established groups Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV

John & Edward, 17, Dublin … have been set up as the show's villains and are likely to irritate viewers, but Louis seems to believe in them and support from Irish viewers is likely to help their chances Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV

Joseph Mceldery, 18, South Shields … calm and confident, this student would have done well even if he wasn't from Cheryl's hometown Photograph: Ken McKay/Ken McKay

Jamie Archer, 33, London … Simon has been saying that this thirtysomething pub singer lacks self-belief - but his emotional performances (and superb hair) are likely to get him far Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV

Lucie Jones, 18, Pentrych, Wales … has been playing the Welsh card by mentioning her 'tiny Welsh village' as often as possible. Despite her slightly nervous performances, she is one of the favourites to win Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV

Lloyd Daniels, 16, Treharris, south Wales … having (eventually) canned Daniel Fox, Cheryl put Daniels, who hasn't featured highly on the radar, through instead Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV

Danyl Johnson, 27, Reading … Simon said the music teacher was like Marmite, Simon said - people either loved him or hated him. Had a magnificent first audition, but his performances have been slightly mixed since Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV

ELIMINATED: Kandy Rain (Chemmane Applewhaite, Basingstoke, Hampshire; Coco Lloyd, Hitchin, Hertfordshire; Azi Jegbefume, Dublin; Khatereh Dovani, Ladbroke Grove, London) … much has been made of their past career as strippers – but does that change whether they can sing? Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV

Oliver Murs, 25, Essex … the everylad call centre worker from Essex that Simon has been rooting for since the first moment he stepped on stage Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV

Stacey Soloman, 19, Dagenham, Essex … the Essex mum cried so hard at finding out she was through that she could barely breathe. It was honestly touching how over-excited she was Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV

ELIMINATED: Rikki Loney, 21, Glasgow … the Glaswegian singer has auditioned for three previous series but is still cute as a button Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV